Politics

Truss V Sunak for PM: What they have promised on schools

From new grammar schools to workplace skills curriculum reform, all the education policies the PM hopefuls have pledged

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Secondary modern sponsored by grammar school rated ‘inadequate’

Grammar formed trust to spread its ‘values and high aspirations’ after ministers urged selective schools to help their neighbours

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

School-led tutoring ‘undermined’ NTP as much as Randstad ‘failures’, report claims

Charity which founded tutor scheme says ministers should ditch 6m courses target in favour of higher quality provision

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Councils offer school support staff pay rise worth almost £2,000 each

It leaves schools facing another unfunded cost increase that will further stretch budgets

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Council trusts allowed to run schools beyond their own boundaries

Sector leaders said LA-founded MATs should be allowed to expand anywhere like other trusts, but one expert warned of…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher pay

Pay rises will now cost schools £1.3bn, and 6 more STRB findings

The teacher pay review body also wants a bigger remit to investigate the whole teacher pay system amid ongoing…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Schools

Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike

Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Teacher misconduct probes now taking 20 months to resolve

Probes into serious misconduct are taking 8 months longer than DfE target, leaving teachers, schools and others affected in…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Tutoring

Schools can only use DfE-approved tutoring firms from September

Leaders wanting to spend school-led tutoring cash on external agencies must draw from government list

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

DfE ditches 7-year plan to legislate on summer-born admissions

Ministers have been promising a law change on the issue since 2015, but say they will no longer pursue…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy transfers hit six-year low despite DfE MAT drive

Covid disruption has dented school transfers, but enthusiasm may also be limited among big and standalone trusts alike

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
SATs

Key stage 1 SATs will be scrapped from 2023-24, STA confirms

But a ‘full programme’ of tests will go ahead next academic year because new year 2s did not sit…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker